Archive for May 28th, 2010

Learning the lingo – not that easy right?!

This video is hilarious… really reminds me of when I was learning Norwegian myself (not that long ago!) at the local school (anyone moving to Norway is required by law to learn the language, by the way). And pronunciation is not the easiest bit believe you me! ;-)

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Useful Norwegian phrases (Holiday special)

Jeg skal (dra) på ferie snart (I’m off on holiday soon)

Vi elsker å reise (We love to travel)

Har du passet ditt? (Have you got your passport?)

Har du pakket kofferten? (Have you packed the suitcase?)

Vil skal ta fly/tog (We are flying/taking the train)

Hvor ligger/er flyplassen/togstasjonen? (Where is the airport/train station?)

Vi må finne et hotell/en campingplass (We must find a hotel/campsite)

Vi vil gjerne leie et rom/en rorbu (We would like to rent a room/a rorbu)

Når betaler vi? (When do we pay?)

to voksne og tre barn (to adults and three children)

Jeg vil kjøpe en billet til… (I’d like to buy a ticket to…)

en vei/tur-retur (a single/return)

avgang (departure)

ankomst (arrival)

parkering (parking)

bilutleie (car rental)

et postkort (a postcard)

et frimerke, fl. frimerker (a stamp, pl. stamps)

å grille (to have a BBQ)

pølser (sausages)

is (ice-cream)

å telte/et telt (to camp/a tent)

et kamera/et fotoapparat (a camera)

å gå tur (to go for a walk/hike) (*very popular past-time in Norway!)

å svømme (to swim)

å slappe av (to chill)

til fjells (to the mountains), til sjøs (to the seaside)

Du er heldig, sola skinner! (You are lucky, the sun is out/shining!)

God sommer alle sammen! (Have a good summer everybody!)

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